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it was a negotiation between senator durbin and other republican colleagues senator durbin pushed for what were asking for right now. was able to negotiate down from 101, 18 -- one. and so what i would like to do is read real quick the research that looked at cocaine use right before this bill was first passed up until 2013. i want to quote, despite harsher penalties for crack compared to powder cocaine there is no decrease following the implementation of the sentencing policy both powder, cocaine, the use and misuse of prescription drugs. the reports and findings suggest minimum sentencing may not be effective method of deterring cocaine use. this has been a growing consensus about the war on drugs on both sides of the aisle. it has been one that has been changing policy. i'm so grateful for senator durbin's worke chipping away during the time between when i was in law school in the 1990s and a mayor of the largest in my state 2006. we saw the prison population explode in this country. between that. reboot building in a prison or jail d about one every ten days. we became the place o
it was a negotiation between senator durbin and other republican colleagues senator durbin pushed for what were asking for right now. was able to negotiate down from 101, 18 -- one. and so what i would like to do is read real quick the research that looked at cocaine use right before this bill was first passed up until 2013. i want to quote, despite harsher penalties for crack compared to powder cocaine there is no decrease following the implementation of the sentencing policy both powder,...
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durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4691, the 30-day extension of provisions which expire on sunday, february 28, unemployment insurance, cobra, flood insurance, satellite, home viewer act, highway funding, s.b.a. business loans and small business provisions of the american recovery act, s.g.r. and poverty guidelines received from the house and at the desk, that the bill be read three times passed and the motion to reconsider be made and laid on the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from kentucky. objection is heard. the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, the senator from kentucky has just objected to extending unemployment benefits across the united states of america which will expire on sunday night. he's also objected to extending cobra benefits, which is health insurance for the unemployed people across america. now this has been done regularly now that we're in this recession becau
durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4691, the 30-day extension of provisions which expire on sunday, february 28, unemployment insurance, cobra, flood insurance, satellite, home viewer act, highway funding, s.b.a. business loans and small business provisions of the american recovery act, s.g.r. and poverty guidelines received from the house and at the desk, that the bill be read three times passed and the motion to reconsider...
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durbin amendment. they're been important actions taken by the department of justice and the federal trade commission. the federal trade commission does not have jurisdiction over banks, but it does have jurisdiction over the card networks. the federal trade commission has forced visa to change the way that consumers are told about their choices in using swipe card machines, and the department of justice in particular went after visa's acquisition of plaid, a nascent competitor that does important work. i look forward to working with the committee on other solutions and i support your talking about having a disclosure on your bank and credit card statement that says how many swipe fees have paid. consumers don't know what a swipe fee is. that they would know. sen. durbin: thank you. mr. kim from commerzbank. >> good morning chairman durbin, making member grassley and members of the committee. i am pleased to testify on the behalf of commerce. it is a midsized bank founded in 1865 in kansas city. we empl
durbin amendment. they're been important actions taken by the department of justice and the federal trade commission. the federal trade commission does not have jurisdiction over banks, but it does have jurisdiction over the card networks. the federal trade commission has forced visa to change the way that consumers are told about their choices in using swipe card machines, and the department of justice in particular went after visa's acquisition of plaid, a nascent competitor that does...
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durbin: amen. mr. mccain: number two is that to insist, to insist that any agreement is based on the passage through the united states senate of a balanced budget amendment to the constitution of the united states, as i said before, is not fair to the american people because, because the terrible obstructionists on this side of the aisle, the terrible people, their flawed philosophical views about the future of america is not going to allow to us get 20 additional votes from your side, assuming that you get all 47 since it requires 67 votes to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. so i think it was not only wrong assessment, continuing's not fair to the american people to -- i think it's not fair to the american people to say we can pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution through the senate at this time. now maybe after the senator is defeated in the next election and we get rid of a lot of -- maybe that will happen. but certainly let's not tell the american people that tha
durbin: amen. mr. mccain: number two is that to insist, to insist that any agreement is based on the passage through the united states senate of a balanced budget amendment to the constitution of the united states, as i said before, is not fair to the american people because, because the terrible obstructionists on this side of the aisle, the terrible people, their flawed philosophical views about the future of america is not going to allow to us get 20 additional votes from your side, assuming...
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durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, this capitol building has served as the backdrop for some of the most notable moments in america's history. in this building, wars have been declared, peace treaties have been signed, and the march toward progress has either moved forward or has been stopped in its tracks. today the members of this senate have the opportunity
durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, this capitol building has served as the backdrop for some of the most notable moments in america's history. in this building, wars have been declared, peace treaties have been signed, and the march toward progress has either moved forward or has been stopped in its tracks. today the members of this senate have the opportunity
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 382, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 3 382, supporting the goals and ideals of observing the national slavery and trafficking prevention month from january 1 through february 1, 2010, to raise awareness of and opposition to modern slavery. mr. durbin:the presiding officee objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to th
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 382, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 3 382, supporting...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with senators carper, warren murphy, bloom that you will schatz and brown for up to one hour, if my voice lasts. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: thank you. today i come to the senate floor to discuss the issue of for-profit colleges. you may wonder how a member of the united states senate takes up an issue. this came to my attention when a young woman in chicago illinois illinois contacted our office and told her story. she was a conscientious young woman who wanted a college education. and having graduated high school she shopped around on the internet and she found the degree that she wanted. it was a degree in law enforcement offered by westwood college. westwood is a for-profit college based in colorado. she enrolled in westwood and five years later -- five years of classes later she got her diploma from westwood in law enforcement. she took it to every law enforcement agency in the chicagoland area
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with senators carper, warren murphy, bloom that you will schatz and brown for up to one hour, if my voice lasts. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: thank you. today i come to the senate floor to discuss the issue of for-profit colleges. you may wonder how a member of the united states senate takes up an issue. this came to my...
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we can change all the rules in the book, but if alexander objects to the durbin amendment, then durbin objects to the alexander amendment and then the whole bill stops. we will have to have a consensus within each of our caucuses as senator shelby and senator leahy to be successful but as senator mcconnell moves to bring a bill to the floor that there is not an objection to that. he doesn't have to file cloture on it. that will delay things. the senator durbin moves an amendment that some of us don't like, we need to vote on it. we need to agree to a time consent or vote on it. that requires some unders handing at each caucus because i'm not sure senators know exactly how that works. >> will the senator yield? given two recent examples, we went to the floor and immigration open for debate. recall that the crapo banking bill up for debate. what senator alexander is talking about is they would prevent other members from getting the vote. there's no to fix that from a procedural point of view. it's a behavioral issue. i remember you saying one time if you don't want to vote, don't come to
we can change all the rules in the book, but if alexander objects to the durbin amendment, then durbin objects to the alexander amendment and then the whole bill stops. we will have to have a consensus within each of our caucuses as senator shelby and senator leahy to be successful but as senator mcconnell moves to bring a bill to the floor that there is not an objection to that. he doesn't have to file cloture on it. that will delay things. the senator durbin moves an amendment that some of us...
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durbin: so i would say, mr. president, that as far as i'm concerned, this is a serious matter that should be taken seriously. you don't become an expert by seven days ago introducing a bill, i've got it. -- i've got it. don't change a word of this. we're going to do this the right way. and we're going to tackle and issue that's been avoided for more than two decades. i find this reprehensible. no excuses whatsoever. i'm not going to do this in a slipshod, make a headline matter, but in a manner that is serious, working with prosecutors, defenders, justice, sentencing commission and get it right. it's time to get it right. we wrote this law some 19 years ago, before the internet was as prevalent in society as it is today. let us be mindful of that as we attack this problem and address it in a fashion that is befitting the senate and the senate judiciary committee. i yield the floor. mr. hawley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. hawley: mr. president, the senator from illinois sa
durbin: so i would say, mr. president, that as far as i'm concerned, this is a serious matter that should be taken seriously. you don't become an expert by seven days ago introducing a bill, i've got it. -- i've got it. don't change a word of this. we're going to do this the right way. and we're going to tackle and issue that's been avoided for more than two decades. i find this reprehensible. no excuses whatsoever. i'm not going to do this in a slipshod, make a headline matter, but in a manner...
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durbin, proposes an amendment numbered 393 to amendment numbered 392. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. tester: i -- over the last month, mr. president, senator corker and i have worked with several senators who are concerned about the unintended consequences of the debit interchange amendment that the senate adopted last year. we voted against that amendment. we were concerned about the impact of those consequences on folks, especially across rural america, who rely on their small banks and credit unions. the federal reserve's rules based on this amendment are about to go into effect, and the result is going to be bad for the small banks and credit unions and ultimately for the whole country, but especially rural america. even chairman bernanke admits the rule could result in some smaller banks being less profitable or even failing. i am proud to be joined in this effort by senators crapo, senator bennett, se
durbin, proposes an amendment numbered 393 to amendment numbered 392. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. tester: i -- over the last month, mr. president, senator corker and i have worked with several senators who are concerned about the unintended consequences of the debit interchange amendment that the senate adopted last year. we...
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durbin: thank you. i'm new here. for years one of the greatest challenges facing american families is the rising costs of prescription drugs. a recent aarp survey found that the price for the top 25 medications used by seniors has tripled on average since the drugs came to market, they include xerlto, junuvo, and eli qurch ist. they are among the most heavily advertise the products on television. you may have seen one of the ads during the thanksgiving parade that you and your family watched. every year big pharma spends more than $6 billion each year on ads. that's the size of the entire budget of the food and drug administration. in fact, we know that the most pharma companies spend more on advertising than on drug research and development of new drugs. it turns out the united states is one of only two countries in the world that allows people to run ads on television for prescription drugs. anybody want to guess the name of the other one? new zealand. that's the only other country that allows that to occur. you wa
durbin: thank you. i'm new here. for years one of the greatest challenges facing american families is the rising costs of prescription drugs. a recent aarp survey found that the price for the top 25 medications used by seniors has tripled on average since the drugs came to market, they include xerlto, junuvo, and eli qurch ist. they are among the most heavily advertise the products on television. you may have seen one of the ads during the thanksgiving parade that you and your family watched....
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i do want to say this, you talk a lot about the durbin amendment. there is no durbin amendment. it's the law. the durbin amendment was included in the bill. it is now the law of the land. so it is a question of saying that we should essentially repeal it or delay it. you could study it, whatever the word is before they have a chance to actually go forward. i understand that and i just wanted to say for the record where i stand on it is that, you know, i have met with all sides. i've met with the retailers who were very strongly supportive of the durbin law. and i have met with the banks that are fiercely against it and the credit unions who are very worried that they are going to get hit with a situation where they won't be able to compete with the banks. and i have told them all the same thing, which is i think what's important when we pass a reform is to see if it's going to work. and if it doesn't work, i agree with senator durbin, we'll do everything in our power. and i understand that the fed says, help me. give me guidance. i think there's a lot of guidance in the law. and
i do want to say this, you talk a lot about the durbin amendment. there is no durbin amendment. it's the law. the durbin amendment was included in the bill. it is now the law of the land. so it is a question of saying that we should essentially repeal it or delay it. you could study it, whatever the word is before they have a chance to actually go forward. i understand that and i just wanted to say for the record where i stand on it is that, you know, i have met with all sides. i've met with...
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senator durbin says we can find it in her record. judge jackson says we can't fully understand her record without all the supporting documents, but neither of them will let us see these documents. if this makes you nervous, that's because it should. so why does this matter? well, we get to see -- we got to see this firsthand two weeks ago. while judge jackson insisted that she didn't have a judicial philosophy, she actually did give us a small peek into it. in response to a question from senator durbin about the sentencing guidelines and child pornography offenders, she acknowledged congress implemented a statutory scheme with specific directors to courts -- directives to court to help them determine how to sentence defendants found guilty of possessing or distributing child sexual assault material. but then she admitted that she and other judges have made a habit of using the discretion they're given in applying the sentencing guidelines to disregard or discount the parts that in their view no longer make sense. saying, and i quote
senator durbin says we can find it in her record. judge jackson says we can't fully understand her record without all the supporting documents, but neither of them will let us see these documents. if this makes you nervous, that's because it should. so why does this matter? well, we get to see -- we got to see this firsthand two weeks ago. while judge jackson insisted that she didn't have a judicial philosophy, she actually did give us a small peek into it. in response to a question from...
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durbin: i understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles of the bill for the first time. the clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time. the clerk: s. 1859, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986. s. 1881, a bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to iran and so forth and for other purposes. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd ask to any further proceedings with respect to these bills en bloc. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bills will be placed on the calendar. mr. durbin: i understand there is a bill desk and i ask for its first readin reading. the presiding officer: the clerk read the tieflt bill for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 20 1-rbg9s an act to eliminate taxpayer financing of political party conventions and so forth and for other purposes. mr. durbin: i now ask for a second reading and in order to plaits bill on the calendar, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bill will be read for the second t
durbin: i understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles of the bill for the first time. the clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time. the clerk: s. 1859, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986. s. 1881, a bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to iran and so forth and for other purposes. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd ask to any further proceedings with respect to these bills en...
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i appreciate the tone of senator durbin's comments and senator mcconnell's. let me make a suggestion. in oursted this republican lunch, we have a discussion among ourselves of what the amendment process actually is when appropriations bills comes the floor because so many senators have not seen it before. what has been the problem. you can change all the rules in the book, but if alexander objects to the durban amendment, and the whole energy and water bill stops. we are going to have to have a consensus within each of our caucuses if senator shelby and leahy are going to be successful, that if senator mcconnell moves to bring a bill to the floor, and if there is no objection to that, he does not have to file cloture on that, and in senator durbin moves an amendment some of us don't like, we need to table it and vote on it. that requires understanding of each caucus because i'm much or most senators know exactly how that works. >> given the two recent examples, went to the floor on immigration that is open for debate. we called the couple banking the open for
i appreciate the tone of senator durbin's comments and senator mcconnell's. let me make a suggestion. in oursted this republican lunch, we have a discussion among ourselves of what the amendment process actually is when appropriations bills comes the floor because so many senators have not seen it before. what has been the problem. you can change all the rules in the book, but if alexander objects to the durban amendment, and the whole energy and water bill stops. we are going to have to have a...
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durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22 of the senate, the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- calendar number 1120 and 1059. that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. the question comes on the nominations, en bloc. all those in favor, say aye. all those no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session, be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consen
durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22 of the senate, the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- calendar number 1120 and 1059. that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that the president be immediately notified of the...
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chair durbin: it is a long question. i am asking you about the roku company that has forced arbitration agreement. to opt out of it, you need to send an elaborate number of communications specified in a manner they accept. you have heard ms. grace sitting next to you talking about what she went through where it was inferred she had signed this agreement. could you comment on that aspect of forced arbitration? mr. schwartz: some people call it forced. but in that situation with age, there should be an opt out. age situations are different than your regular purchase of a product. and i think it is an area where carefully drawn rules should regulate such contracts. in fact, in general, i would say that this is an area where it is hard to find rules in the abstract. having federal regulation of these arbitration agreements, i think it is a sound step to do rather than limit to the whim of the state courts because some of the agreements may be unfair. they may be unfair with ms. grace. but it is very hard to do that in the ab
chair durbin: it is a long question. i am asking you about the roku company that has forced arbitration agreement. to opt out of it, you need to send an elaborate number of communications specified in a manner they accept. you have heard ms. grace sitting next to you talking about what she went through where it was inferred she had signed this agreement. could you comment on that aspect of forced arbitration? mr. schwartz: some people call it forced. but in that situation with age, there should...
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durbin: i would be more than happy to allow that comment. mr. gregg: i fully agree with that analysis. the first 30 years of the class act will generate revenues that will add to the federal treasury and -- and that was the purpose of my discussion. that's the point i made. the first 30 years of this proposal is that younger people will be paying in and very few people will be taking out because they will not have yet qualified for the insurance because they won't be old enough to go into assisted living. mr. durbin: reclaiming the floor, i would just say if i understand what the senator has said, he is concerned that in the year 2040 that this program may not work as effectively as we had hoped it would work. i trust in the wisdom of future members of the senate and the house if that's necessary to modify the program, but it's certainly worthwhile for us to at least reflect on what this program is. it is a voluntary, self-funded insurance program for long-term care for american citizens. it was one of the visions of senator kennedy as part of h
durbin: i would be more than happy to allow that comment. mr. gregg: i fully agree with that analysis. the first 30 years of the class act will generate revenues that will add to the federal treasury and -- and that was the purpose of my discussion. that's the point i made. the first 30 years of this proposal is that younger people will be paying in and very few people will be taking out because they will not have yet qualified for the insurance because they won't be old enough to go into...
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durbin: sure. mr. risch: thank you. i appreciate those comments. there is nothing you said that i disagree with. one thing in passing this -- and i say this in the spirit of trying to get to the objective that i laid out, and that is, it is my intent to engage the second branch of government, not only the agencies that are responsible for this -- health and human services, homeland security, the state department, usaid -- but also the white house. the president has to have a role here. he's obviously undertaken the role. i've already spoken to him about this. i intend to have other lengthy conversations about this. what it will not focus on is the finger-pointing for what happened after wuhan china and what happened and we have good information on that already there will be a lot of other investigations and hearings we want to talk about how you create an agency just like the fire department they put on their boots and slide down the pole and go out the fire. i committee we will continue to work with this. my staff tells me and i'm glad to hear you
durbin: sure. mr. risch: thank you. i appreciate those comments. there is nothing you said that i disagree with. one thing in passing this -- and i say this in the spirit of trying to get to the objective that i laid out, and that is, it is my intent to engage the second branch of government, not only the agencies that are responsible for this -- health and human services, homeland security, the state department, usaid -- but also the white house. the president has to have a role here. he's...
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durbin: mr. president, it's flattering when the republican senate leader comes to the floor and mentions your name.
durbin: mr. president, it's flattering when the republican senate leader comes to the floor and mentions your name.
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senator durbin. mr. durbin: mr. president. mr. president, what happens when you decide to write a tax bill that changes the economy of the united states of america, you don't have adequate hearings to gauge what's going to happen, you don't bring in the experts to try to tell you what the impact will be on individuals, families, and businesses, and you stick around until 5:00 on a friday night, and you hand out the work product for all the members of the senate to take a look at before they vote on changes in the tax code that will affect the people they represent. this is what happens. 479 pages were handed to us. they tell us that some of this has been around for awhile. some of it's new. they don't tell us which part is new and which part is old. but lucky for us, on k street -- and there's nothing wrong with lobbyists. but on k street where the federal lobbyists live, they are following this really closely and they have given us basically a cheat sheet, a score card so we can figure out at least generally speaking how many cha
senator durbin. mr. durbin: mr. president. mr. president, what happens when you decide to write a tax bill that changes the economy of the united states of america, you don't have adequate hearings to gauge what's going to happen, you don't bring in the experts to try to tell you what the impact will be on individuals, families, and businesses, and you stick around until 5:00 on a friday night, and you hand out the work product for all the members of the senate to take a look at before they...
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durbin: mr. president, when i first came to the united states senate, i was asked to serve on the senate judiciary committee and considered it quite an honor. it's an extraordinary committee with a rich history of involvement in some of the most important issues of our time, and that's been the case for generations. recently, when it was re-formed, i was asked which subcommittee i wanted to serve on, and i chose the immigration subcommittee. i took it for two reasons -- first, i'm a lucky american. my mother was an immigrant to this country. she was brought here at the age of 2 from lithuania. her mother who brought her didn't speak english, but my mom was a pretty smart little girl, and she spoke english and lithuanian, and she was the translator for the family. they even called her into a courtroom as a little girl to translate for a person who was being charged so that they understood the law. my mother was an extraordinary woman. eighth grade education, but one of the smartest people i have e
durbin: mr. president, when i first came to the united states senate, i was asked to serve on the senate judiciary committee and considered it quite an honor. it's an extraordinary committee with a rich history of involvement in some of the most important issues of our time, and that's been the case for generations. recently, when it was re-formed, i was asked which subcommittee i wanted to serve on, and i chose the immigration subcommittee. i took it for two reasons -- first, i'm a lucky...
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durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip is recognized. mr. durbin: mr. president, this week marked the official start of summer and by all means it should be renewal for our nation, but as we recover from covid-19, we find ourselves facing another crisis, an epidemic of gun violence in america. the gun violence we're seeing in america today is devastating and it's the direct result of generations of underinvestment, policy failure and cycles of trauma. yesterday president biden spoke to the nation about this challenge and laid out a clear strategy to keep our communities safe from the scourge of gun violence. the president has called for important reforms to crack down on gun trafficking and gun dealers who willfully violate the law. i agree with this strategy and i'll do everything in my power as chairman of the senate judiciary committee to support it already the administration has worked to rein in the proliferation of untraceable ghost guns. what are these guns? they
durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip is recognized. mr. durbin: mr. president, this week marked the official start of summer and by all means it should be renewal for our nation, but as we recover from covid-19, we find ourselves facing another crisis, an epidemic of gun violence in america. the gun violence we're seeing in america today is devastating and it's the direct result of generations of underinvestment, policy failure and cycles of trauma. yesterday...
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please stay seated for senator durbin. >> welcome senator dick durbin to the committee on oversight and reform in the economic and consumer policy. my favorite senior senator from a home state of illinois, senator dick durbin needs no introduction in the smoking among youth. and also to combat smoking in general. he is the author of the van on smoking on flights in america. this came in in 1990, 29 years ago when he was a member of the house. at that time powerful interest in the tobacco industry thought his efforts to put the law into place but now we know the tremendous positive impact of the law. and we have senator durbin to think. he has also been an outstanding advocate on the issue of fighting e-cigarettes for youth and we welcome him to our committee, without objection your statement will be made part of the record and with that you are never can ice. >> thank you, chairman and ranking member cloud for the hearing. it is good to be back in the people's house and the representatives and to be adhering by the campaign for tobacco, it seems like old times. i know today you taken a
please stay seated for senator durbin. >> welcome senator dick durbin to the committee on oversight and reform in the economic and consumer policy. my favorite senior senator from a home state of illinois, senator dick durbin needs no introduction in the smoking among youth. and also to combat smoking in general. he is the author of the van on smoking on flights in america. this came in in 1990, 29 years ago when he was a member of the house. at that time powerful interest in the tobacco...
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durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 551, s. 2388. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar 551, s. 23 2388, a bill to reauthorize and amend the national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officers corps act of 2002 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. durbin: i further ask the committee-reported substitute be considered, the begich amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the committee-reported substitute as amended be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and that any related statements be printed at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of
durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 551, s. 2388. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar 551, s. 23 2388, a bill to reauthorize and amend the national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officers corps act of 2002 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. durbin: i further ask the committee-reported...
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so i think senator durbin misunderstood the import of our letter. we don't censor, and i hope we never will. >> host: cecilia kang. >> host: your story is a growth narrative in washington, abroad. 70% of those users are abroad, and i wonder what you believe your responsibility is even though you don't have operations in china, even though you don't have many operations abroad, 1200 employees is not small anymore, 400 million users is bigger than the size of the population of the united states and canada combined, so what do you believe your responsibility is in this debate on internet freedom, on what, how companies should sort of spearhead their own efforts if there should be some responsibility that facebook should take? >> guest: it's an important question, and i'm not sure we have a full answer, quite candidly, yet. i do think we bear a responsibility. our responsibility at least begins with the notion that we are going to provide a robust communications tool which is open and free and doesn't make decisions about people's political views, their
so i think senator durbin misunderstood the import of our letter. we don't censor, and i hope we never will. >> host: cecilia kang. >> host: your story is a growth narrative in washington, abroad. 70% of those users are abroad, and i wonder what you believe your responsibility is even though you don't have operations in china, even though you don't have many operations abroad, 1200 employees is not small anymore, 400 million users is bigger than the size of the population of the...
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, 2023, to chairman durbin and senator whitehouse, the third dated october 31, 2023, to senators durbin and whitehouse, the fourth dated november 6, 2023 to senators durbin and whitehouse, and the fifth dated november 7, 2023, dear committee. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you very much. i would also note yet another wealthy donor, not one of these in the letter, yet another wealthy donor have cooperated with the finance committee's investigation into the tax ramifications of all the secret gifts of what was disclosed and what was not disclosed. and that donor revealed to the finance committee compelling evidence that he collected only interest, only interest, on a quarter million-dollar-plus loan to justice thomas, that the donor never collected any -- any principal payment, and that he ultimately stopped collecting either interest or principal on that quarter-million-dollar-plus loan. so the cooperation of people with our investigations rebuts the argument that we have no business. the second rebuttal comes actually from within the judiciary itself. be
, 2023, to chairman durbin and senator whitehouse, the third dated october 31, 2023, to senators durbin and whitehouse, the fourth dated november 6, 2023 to senators durbin and whitehouse, and the fifth dated november 7, 2023, dear committee. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you very much. i would also note yet another wealthy donor, not one of these in the letter, yet another wealthy donor have cooperated with the finance committee's investigation into the tax...
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durbin: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, if i might engage in a colloquy with the minority leader, perhaps there would be a better understanding of his unanimous consent request before i make my final decision. i don't know. i have to ask unanimous consent. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i'd like to ask if the -- as i understand it now, when it comes -- let's set aside crapo and baucus and assume that there is commonlyity on that. as i understand it now, the dorgan amendment which would allow for the importation of pharmaceuticals and drugs into the united states has been offered on our side as well as a lautenberg amendment which has some history in the senate. it was previously offered by senator cochran of mississippi and establishes a standard for certification of safety of the drugs coming in. now, could the senator from kentucky describe to me what the new amendment, mccain amend
durbin: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, if i might engage in a colloquy with the minority leader, perhaps there would be a better understanding of his unanimous consent request before i make my final decision. i don't know. i have to ask unanimous consent. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i'd like to ask if the -- as i understand it now, when it comes -- let's set aside crapo and...
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durbin: i thank the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, finally let me say the man from nevada is not alone. there are 1.5 million people like him in this country. sadly that number will grow every week congress fails to act. and my republican colleagues denigrate or ignore these americans to their own political peril. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, let me just say in response to the colloquy we just heard, it used to be the assistant majority leader's view that, as he put it, if you don't want to fight fires, don't become a firefighter. and if you don't want to cast tough votes, don't come to the senate. obviously those days have changed, and what really happened over the last week is the refusal to have an open amendment process,
durbin: i thank the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, finally let me say the man from nevada is not alone. there are 1.5 million people like him in this country. sadly that number will grow every week congress fails to act. and my republican colleagues denigrate or ignore these americans to their own political peril. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican...
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durbin: i move to table. mr. mcconnell: i have a resolution at the desk and i ask its immediate consideration. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 11 electing frank larkin as sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate. the president pro tempore: without objection the resolution is considered and agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to. mr. durbin: i move to table. the president pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i have a resolution at the desk and i ask its immediate consideration. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 12 notifying the president of the united states of the election of a sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate. the president pro tempore: without objection the resolution is considered and agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to. mr. durbin: i move to table. the president pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcc
durbin: i move to table. mr. mcconnell: i have a resolution at the desk and i ask its immediate consideration. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 11 electing frank larkin as sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate. the president pro tempore: without objection the resolution is considered and agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to. mr. durbin: i move to table. the president pro tempore: without...
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democratic whip, senator durbin earlier today came down to the floor and said mr. president, i've been trying to understand what is holding up the funding for the department of homeland security, close quote. so i would ask my colleague senator durbin, have you ever heard of a filibuster? what about the filibuster you're leading to block the bill that funds homeland security? i mean, how much more obvious can the answer be to what's holding up funding for the department of homeland security? the house passed legislation good legislation to my knowledge, very little dispute about the agencies and the departments of homeland security what they would get in terms of funding. they simply said that the extralawful actions of president obama would not be funded. the "l.a. times" now says that
democratic whip, senator durbin earlier today came down to the floor and said mr. president, i've been trying to understand what is holding up the funding for the department of homeland security, close quote. so i would ask my colleague senator durbin, have you ever heard of a filibuster? what about the filibuster you're leading to block the bill that funds homeland security? i mean, how much more obvious can the answer be to what's holding up funding for the department of homeland security?...
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durbin: thank you, mr. ambassador. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today on this important topic. i worked on these issues from the legal side at the department of state and the policy side at the national security council. numbers of the committee, in september 2021, the president told the u.n. general assembly i stand here today for the first time in 20 years with the united states not at war, but the united states is still waging war. last year marked the withdrawal of forces from afghanistan, but it did not mark the end of its counterterrorism operations around the world. those operations which, to this day, are conducted under the 2001 alteration --authorization for use of military force, directed against an amalgamation of groups like al qaeda, associated forces, and isis. they extend to territories far beyond afghanistan. this campaign is referred to as the war on terror. much about the war on terror is hidden. we hear about it when there is a success like last week and when things g
durbin: thank you, mr. ambassador. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today on this important topic. i worked on these issues from the legal side at the department of state and the policy side at the national security council. numbers of the committee, in september 2021, the president told the u.n. general assembly i stand here today for the first time in 20 years with the united states not at war, but the united states is still waging war. last year marked the withdrawal of...
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durbin: i would object to further proceedings with respect to the bill. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar number under rule 14. mr. durbin: thank you. i need to correct an earlier consent where i stated amendment number 4727. the correct amendment number is 4753 for the reid-mcconnell amendment. with that statement, i had asked for unanimous consent not withstanding rule 22 the reid-mcconnell amendment which should have read number 4753 and the motion to concur with respect to house message h.r. 4853 be modified with technical change which is at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: madam president, i ask unanimous consent when the senate completes its business, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, december 14, that following the prayer and pledge of allegiance, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and following any leader remarks the senate resume conside
durbin: i would object to further proceedings with respect to the bill. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar number under rule 14. mr. durbin: thank you. i need to correct an earlier consent where i stated amendment number 4727. the correct amendment number is 4753 for the reid-mcconnell amendment. with that statement, i had asked for unanimous consent not withstanding rule 22 the reid-mcconnell amendment which should have read number 4753...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd like to submit a statement for the record on the pending nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mrñ -- mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd like to address the comments made by the republican majority leader about the issue of health care. mr. durbin: what he said today, i have never heard him say before. he said it was the fault of the democrats for refusing to work with the republicans to change the affordable care act. i had not heard that before, and i find it an interesting suggestion, because what happened after the house of representatives passed a measure three weeks ago to change the health care system in america, the issue then came to the senate but didn't go through the regular order of business. it's my understanding and it has been reported widely in the press that senator mcconnell, the republican leader, assembled a group of 13 republican senators who are meeting in private
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd like to submit a statement for the record on the pending nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mrñ -- mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd like to address the comments made by the republican majority leader about the issue of health care. mr. durbin: what he said today, i have never heard him say before. he said it was the fault of the democrats for refusing to work with the republicans...
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we introduced a bunch of people, senators durbin and others introduced by watson i. the cr is bipartisan so we've always set at the democratic majority whenever we can work in a bipartisan way, we want to. today and next week will be a strong indication of. thank you. >> any questions? >> [inaudible question] >> i'm open up minded about where arbitration is abused. arbitration has its place in the american legal system, it's just got to be balanced. you can't have the company pick the arbitrator. there are some reforms that need be made to make it more balanced so yes i will continue to listen if i can find common, we will. >> [inaudible question] >> i think i'll be having a lot of meetings moving forward, senator gillibrand wants to continue to work on this, we heard senator graham is willing to work on this. i know numbers of the house as well, i would like to take on nondisclosure agreement. no further explore to move with arbitration for other disenfranchised groups. >> [inaudible question] >> we wanted to get the first which is what we could get done tediously w
we introduced a bunch of people, senators durbin and others introduced by watson i. the cr is bipartisan so we've always set at the democratic majority whenever we can work in a bipartisan way, we want to. today and next week will be a strong indication of. thank you. >> any questions? >> [inaudible question] >> i'm open up minded about where arbitration is abused. arbitration has its place in the american legal system, it's just got to be balanced. you can't have the company...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask consent to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: the senate is in morning business. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'm proud to join several of my colleagues this morning in introducing a substitute amendment to the justice for victims of trafficking act of 2015. human trafficking is a global scourge, and we should be working on a bipartisan basis and a bicameral basis to stop it. however, i'm deeply concerned to learn that our friends on the other side of the aisle have inserted a worrisome provision into this year's version of the bill. this provision would expand upon the so-called hyde amendment which restricts funds for women's reproductive health choices. the new language which has been offered by senator cornyn of texas would send a new dangerous precedent by enabling hyde restrictions to apply t
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask consent to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: the senate is in morning business. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'm proud to join several of my colleagues this morning in introducing a substitute amendment to the justice for victims of trafficking act of 2015. human trafficking is a global scourge,...
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durbin: thank you. madam president, seven weeks ago, on september 21, the united states senate on a bipartisan basis gathered with the ukrainian president zelenskyy in the old senate chamber. we don't often use that chamber. it's often for incidents that become embedded in history, and this was one of them. it was an historic moment. many things were said about the courage of the ukrainian people and the heroism of the troops fighting russian president vladimir putin's unjust war, but i recall one particular plea made by president zelenskyy. and he repeated it, so it was clear he wanted us to remember. i'll stress what he said, quote, without the continued financial support of the united states and nato, we will lose this war. he was unequivocal. secretary of defense austin told me clearly at last week's senate appropriations committee hearing that he agreed with zelenskyy. and secretary of state blinken added that such assistance is critical, in thwarting not just putin, but aggressors around the world
durbin: thank you. madam president, seven weeks ago, on september 21, the united states senate on a bipartisan basis gathered with the ukrainian president zelenskyy in the old senate chamber. we don't often use that chamber. it's often for incidents that become embedded in history, and this was one of them. it was an historic moment. many things were said about the courage of the ukrainian people and the heroism of the troops fighting russian president vladimir putin's unjust war, but i recall...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: and ask consent to sneak morning businessment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: madam president, after the closure of morning business, we will return to the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. this is a piece of legislation that has been in the making for two decades or more that would finally say that tobacco is going to be regulated as it should have been a long time ago. for the longest time, the tobacco lobby was the most powerful lobby on capitol hill. and they managed to create an exemption in virtually every law so that no federal agency could take a look at them and regulate them and basically know what we know about every product and service offered in america. they said, well, the food and drug administration shouldn't have any authority. the tobacco lobby argued, we're not really a food and we're not really a drug. and so they manage
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: and ask consent to sneak morning businessment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: madam president, after the closure of morning business, we will return to the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. this is a piece of legislation that has been in the making for two decades or more...
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durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley.ch. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis.. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. wy mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker boozman, brit, brown but thes letter, capito cardin carper casey cassidy, colli coons, cornyn, c
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader is recognized. mr. durbin: mr. president i listened carefully to the remarks of my friend and my colleague from texas and i would like if we have a moment if he would join me and walk out this door take a sharp left and stop at the staircase and look up and you'll see this amazing portrait that has been copied and referred to over and over again. it is an incredible painting that shows president abraham lincoln signing the amen's paying proclamation in the midst of the civil war surrounded by his cabinet. this proclamation freed three million slaves in america from involuntary servitude three million. was the president signing a bill that had been passed by congress? no. he was signing an executive order. the same type of executive order used by president obama to address the issue of
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader is recognized. mr. durbin: mr. president i listened carefully to the remarks of my friend and my colleague from texas and i would like if we have a moment if he would join me and walk out this door take a sharp left and stop at the staircase and look up and you'll see this amazing portrait that has been copied and referred to over and over again. it is an incredible painting that shows president abraham lincoln...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: mr. president today marks the 25th anniversary of a law that has affected millions of americans. it was a law that would came about because of a dare. it happened at an airport in phoenix, arizona. i was catching a flight from phoenix to st. louis. i think chicago come to think of t. and i was late. and i ran up to the united airlines counter and the ticket agent started processing my ticket to get on the flight, and she said to me here's your boarding pass, and i looked at it and i noticed that she had put me into the smoking section on the airplane. and i said to her, i don't want to sit in the smoking section. isn't there something you can do about this? she says you came here too late, and incidentally, congressman there's something you can do about it. i got on that airplane, got stuck in the middle seat in the
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: mr. president today marks the 25th anniversary of a law that has affected millions of americans. it was a law that would came about because of a dare. it happened at an airport in phoenix, arizona. i was catching a flight from phoenix to st. louis. i think chicago come to think of t. and i was late. and i ran up to the united airlines counter and the ticket agent started processing my ticket to get on the...
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durbin: mr. president, i ask the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 51, s. 990. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 51, s. 990, a bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the small business act and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. durbin: you know that a landrieu-snowe substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements related to the bill be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the judiciary committee be discharged from fu
durbin: mr. president, i ask the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 51, s. 990. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 51, s. 990, a bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the small business act and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without...
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durbin: madam president, in keeping with the remarks of the keeping with the remarks of the who would like to startik with a recognition of the supreme court justice
durbin: madam president, in keeping with the remarks of the keeping with the remarks of the who would like to startik with a recognition of the supreme court justice
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: mr. president i've been trying to understand what is holding up the funding for the department of homeland security. the department of homeland security is the agency we created after 9/11 that merged 22 dimp agencies different agencies of of our government to make sure that 9/11 never happened again. we created this new department, and we said to them, keep america safe. use our tax resources and your best efforts to keep america safe. and, thank good in we've goodness, we've not had a tragedy like 9/11 since. then when we started debating about funding the agencies of government in december with an omnibus budget bill, the house republicans said we will fund the entire government of the united states, but we will not
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant democratic leader. mr. durbin: mr. president i've been trying to understand what is holding up the funding for the department of homeland security. the department of homeland security is the agency we created after 9/11 that merged 22 dimp agencies different agencies of of our government to make sure that 9/11 never happened again. we created this new department, and we said to them, keep america safe. use our tax resources and your...
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durbin: thank you mr. president. my calculation we have today and three more days before the department of homeland security is shut down. think about what happened this last weekend all across america. it was disclosed publicly that an extremist group a terrorist group, al-shabaab, had some communication among their membership targeting malls in america for extremism and terrorism. god forbid that ever happens. i know that those who are managing these malls look at the terrible situation that occurred in africa and want to make certain it's never repeated anywhere let alone in the united states. they're making extraordinary efforts to protect people across america not only as they're shopping in malls but in other places as they should. and what is the lead agency to protect america against terrorism? what is the lead agency to make sure that we never ever again in our history experience 9/11?
durbin: thank you mr. president. my calculation we have today and three more days before the department of homeland security is shut down. think about what happened this last weekend all across america. it was disclosed publicly that an extremist group a terrorist group, al-shabaab, had some communication among their membership targeting malls in america for extremism and terrorism. god forbid that ever happens. i know that those who are managing these malls look at the terrible situation that...
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durbin. ms. ernst. . mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley.
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durbin: thank you. professor knox. turn on your microphone. there you go. prof. knox: thank you, chairman durbin, ranking member graham and members of the committee for giving me the opportunity to testify at this hearing. i am an associate professor at the school of information sciences at the university of illinois herb and a champagne. i am board chair at the -- of censorship. i served as president of the free country foundation, the legal arm of the american library association. i testimony does not reflect the views of the university of illinois, and cac come if trf or the ala. my research focuses on information access, intellectual freedom and censorship, information ethics and policy. i was born in nashville, tennessee and grew up in columbia, maryland. i studied religion at both smith college and the university of chicago. after looking as a product assistant at the law firm of kirkland and ellis, i received my ms ellis from the eye school at illinois. after working as a theological library and
durbin: thank you. professor knox. turn on your microphone. there you go. prof. knox: thank you, chairman durbin, ranking member graham and members of the committee for giving me the opportunity to testify at this hearing. i am an associate professor at the school of information sciences at the university of illinois herb and a champagne. i am board chair at the -- of censorship. i served as president of the free country foundation, the legal arm of the american library association. i testimony...